3c: How could the total road kills go down, as the nests are going up? (Nests are something scientists use to estimate the size of adult swallows surviving long enough to reproduce.) 3d: What about the environment contributes to a change in the average wing length in the cliff swallow population over generations?

3c: How could the total road kills go down, as the nests are going up? (Nests are something scientists use to estimate the size of adult swallows surviving long enough to reproduce.) 3d: What about the environment contributes to a change in the average wing length in the cliff swallow population over generations?

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305073951

Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter43: Animal Behavior

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